What's your favorite mail app? Looking for an alternative to Apple Mail on Mac

[chengengaun]

@pendolino

Can’t use that with 3rd party clients, though, correct?

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[webwalrus]

@johnkree

I’m concerned about using more CPU and thus leading to more battery consumption because if Rosetta2. Usually this is the case with non native apps.

Theoretically it’s an issue, but unless you’re doing something super-exotic, email isn’t typically a high-load application to begin with.

With something as central as email, where features & interface are one of the main decision criteria for most people, I’d install your copy of Postbox and give it a shot.

[wvp]

@KirkS

In my opinion, rejecting an app because it isn’t native-Apple Silicon is ridiculous. The app is going to work fine and you aren’t going to notice any performance issues.

I agree that it probably works fine and performance I also fine on apple silicon Macs. I have some apps that need Rosetta2 and in most cases I have not noticed issues with performance. The first time you start an application directly after installing it might have some delay because the binary needs to be translated first. It’s my understanding that Rosetta2 is not needed anymore after the application is translated, the only difference is that the binary is a bit less optimized for apple silicon than a universal binary would be.

I’m just not eager to invest (time and money) in an app that at this moment does not provide a universal binary and does not communicate on why it’s not available. It makes me wonder about the developers commitment for the future. Even most (if not all) free applications I use have universal binaries.

Postbox has been around for a long time and comments are mostly positive, so it might be worth it to try Postbox.